After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Lincoln Southwest, Westview was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Millard South Patriots a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Westview, who have now won 13 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Emma Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Naomi Tackitt was incredible, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August of 2023. Aliyah Schaefer was another key player, going 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Westview always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .773. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 36.1% earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 49.8%.
Westview has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-14 record this season. As for Millard South, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-22.
As of now, neither Westview nor Millard South have any future games scheduled.
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